Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark
Born	12 February 1912(1912-02-12) Maida Vale, London, England
Died	11 November 1994 (aged 82) Somerset, England
Spouse(s)	Julia Lockwood

Ernest Clark (12 February 1912 – 11 November 1994), born in London, was an accomplished British actor of stage, television and film. His first stage appearance was at the Festival Theatre Cambridge and he went on to appear in plays at both the West End in London, and Broadway in New York. He was president of Equity from 1969 - 1973 and appeared in over 40 films.

He is perhaps best known for his role as the irascible Professor Geoffrey Loftus in the television comedy series Doctor in the House, except for the sequel Doctor at Sea, in which he appeared as Captain Norman Loftus (the brother of Professor Loftus). He also appeared as the Dean in the BBC sitcom All Gas and Gaiters.

Private life

Clark was the son of a master builder in Maida Vale, and was educated nearby at St Marylebone Grammar School. After leaving school he became a reporter on a local newspaper in Croydon. He had always wanted to be an actor and when offered a job with the local rep, he took it and apart from six years in the army, he was an actor.

He married three times, one of whom was actress Avril Hillyer with the first two marriages being dissolved. His third marriage, from 1972 until his death, was to Julia Lockwood (née Margaret Julia Leon in 1941), the renowned actress and daughter of the British film star Margaret Lockwood, with whom he had four children, Tim, Nicholas, Lucy and Katharine.^[1]

Filmography

References

External links

• Ernest Clark at the Internet Movie Database

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